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WASHINGTON (AP) — Goalie Cam Talbot and the New York Rangers moved atop the Metropolitan Division by beating the Washington Capitals 3-1 Wednesday night, while overcoming Alex Ovechkin's league-leading 45th goal. Martin St. Louis, Carl Hagelin and J.T. Miller each scored a goal for the Rangers. Talbot made 28 saves, including one particularly spectacular glove grab of a close-in shot from Nicklas Backstrom during a scoreless 5-on-3 chance for the Capitals that lasted 78 seconds. Talbot snatched the puck right at the goal line. The play was reviewed and the original ruling of no-goal stood. A night after a 2-1 victory at the New York Islanders, the Rangers moved a point...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - In a season already filled with plenty of good fortune, Rick Nash and the New York Rangers found a little bit of luck in their last regular-season visit to the Nassau Coliseum.
Nash scored a deflected goal to break a tie 2:50...

DETROIT (AP) — Marek Zidlicky made the best possible first impression on the Detroit Red Wings.
His power-play goal 1:09 into overtime lifted his new team to a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.
Zidlicky, making his Red Wings...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers and Arizona Coyotes both scored a pair of power-play goals.
However, when the Rangers roared back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 4-3 victory Thursday night, it was a power play the Coyotes didn't receive that...

BOSTON (AP) — Zack Kassian broke a 1-1 tie with a goal early in the third period and Eddie Lack preserved the lead with 13 of his 40 saves in the final period for the Vancouver Canucks in a 2-1 win over the struggling Boston Bruins on Tuesday...

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Hayes replaced injured top scorer Rick Nash in position only when the New York Rangers took on the Calgary Flames.
Then he played the role quite well and netted the lone goal in his surging club's latest win.
Hayes broke a...

On Feb. 22, 1980, the United States stunned the Soviets 4-3 to reach the gold medal game of the Winter Olympics, which they also won. It is 35 years since that "Miracle On Ice" in Lake Placid, N.Y. On Saturday night members of the team came back...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Kevin Klein scored with 4:32 left, and the New York Rangers overcame a pair of two-goal deficits and netted three third-period goals to stun the New York Islanders 6-5 on Monday night.After falling behind 11 seconds in, the Rangers...

BOSTON — Loui Eriksson scored the go-ahead goal with 7:34 left in the third period and Tuukka Rask stopped 39 shots to lift the surging Boston Bruins to a 2-1 victory against the New York Islanders Saturday night for their ninth win in 12 games.
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BOSTON — Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots for his second shutout, Patrice Bergeron scored a first-period goal, and the Boston Bruins won their fifth straight by beating the New York Rangers 3-0 Thursday night.The Rangers have lost 3-0 in consecutive games...

NEW YORK (AP) — All the accolades and platitudes the New York Rangers received during their recent three-game California sweep were quickly transferred to the rival New York Islanders, who dismantled the Broadway Blueshirts upon their return to Madison...

A few questions to ponder as we depart 2014 for 2015:
Will the UConn men's basketball team take momentum and mojo into March, when the Huskies would be defending their title?
Have UConn women's basketball fans made hotel reservations in and around...

HARTFORD — Yann Danis was home in Virginia, monitoring the rosters of American Hockey League teams and waiting for an opportunity.Danis, 33, was released by the Norfolk Admirals from a professional tryout deal Dec. 18. As a veteran of 10 professional...

The UConn hockey team spent Wednesday and Thursday in Stamford, holding practices at the Chelsea Piers facility. With a visit from former Whalers coach and current NBC analyst Pierre McGuire, a trip to the NBC Sports studios for a tour, and a mentoring...

Friday, Worcester Sharks, 7 p.m., XL Center: Second and final visit to Hartford by the Sharks. In the previous meeting at the XL Center, the Wolf Pack beat the Sharks 4-2 Nov. 2. … The teams also met Oct. 21 in Worcester, with Hartford skating to a...

While it wasn't a good weekend for many of the local college football teams, with losses from UConn, Yale and Central, the fan base still should feel a great sense of pride that it doesn't support Florida State.If you saw The New York Times on Sunday,...

Taysom Hill, the outstanding BYU quarterback, is dealing with even a worse injury than originally believed. He not only broke his left leg Saturday night against Utah State, but tore every major ligament in his knee. Anyone who saw UConn's opener...

Boston Bruins star defenseman and captain Zdeno Chara was injured in the first period of his team's 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday.Bruins coach Claude Julien offered no specifics about the defenseman after the game, but it was reported...

Thanksgiving brought a reminder that Calvin Johnson, despite recent struggles and criticism, is just fine. He had 11 receptions for 146 yards and two touchdowns as the Lions overcame an early deficit and crushed the Bears, 34-17. That's two in a...

BOSTON — The Sidney Crosby-Evgeni Malkin connection won a game in overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.
Crosby, who already had a goal and an assist, set up Malkin for his second goal of the game 32 seconds into overtime to give the...